GaryNattrass

I think all my headphones apart from the HD25 and 26 swivel but have never found it to be a huge challenge in my life!

Just as a footnote and bearing in mind that there is so much 4k and 8k marketing these days I was always told to shoot end deliver in the format that is required. Even at SKY we still only broadcast 1080 HD and UHD which is less than 4k and as for shooting cinematic images that tends to be for the dreamers and Vimeo generation. For streaming etc I would rather have a good looking stable 720p picture rather than trying to push the barriers and with a decent front end such as my P2 camera I would imagine that most people are non the wiser especially as most of the streaming services may limit anything else to 720p anyway and add the usual conversion and codec problems etc. Good luck with your choices but as a sound supervisor who also does video never underestimate the connectivity that a pro camera can give and its flexibility if you are doing different projects.

I agree with the above if you want something more compact and I too have a Canon Vixia but the older HF11 which is pretty good for facilities inc mic external inputs. I have used it as a B camera to the Panasonic P2 ENG cameras and it even has a remote for record and zoom etc.

Never heard that one but plenty about DSLR cameras overheating though.

Well you can buy a stills camera that does video or buy a proper video camera. (ducks for cover as trolls come our to moan about all that shallow cinematic depth of field and shooting in 8k ultra HD) I bought one of these around ten years ago and it is still serving me well shooting full 1920x1080 50i 0r 25psf at 100mbs with a superb AVC Intra codec that we still use for most of our HD delivery at SKY TV. It does sound too and you dont have to mess around bolting too many things on just to make it work and with proper XLR balanced inputs it is very flexible with the four tracks that I can zap down HD SDI to a SDI to USB 3 converter box that I got for £109 off Amazon that goes into OBS with some go pro type HD cameras via HDMI and a £10 HDMI to USB converter. OK the lens is not going to give you cinematic shallow depth of field but it will give you way more control over zoom and focus. Besides you are shooting video here and not cinema so forget trying to see focus on a DSLR and pulling or letting the auto do it's wandering stuff.Ok many will flame me but I work in broadcast sound and video not stills so I use a video camera that is still valid for full broadcast HD. If your PC struggles it also has lovely 720p or even SD codecs available at lower bit rates or you can shoot full HD at 50mbs to enable more card space. I even have pre sets that were done for video and film to BBC specifications by the lovely Alan Roberts and have shot all sorts of sport, drama, docos and live events with two of these with not one single problem or dropped frame from the robust codec and card system that works on a raid system. OK my camera cost £10k new and a decent Libec tripod was a few more hundred but there is one for sale in Germany inc 6 months warranty and I am tempted myself as it is bargain for a full pro HD P2 camera kit inc lens etc: https://www.ebay.co....nsAAOSwioJfJDpZ SDI to USB 3 converter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capture-Recorder-Through-Streaming-ezcap262/dp/B07SRSNLLX/ref=sr_1_13?crid=24P0HS0N94P5I&dchild=1&keywords=sdi+to+usb+3.0+video+capture+card&qid=1599429790&sprefix=SDI+to+USB+3%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-13 HDMI to USB converter: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-HDMI-to-USB-2-0-Video-Capture-Card-Adapter-1080P-HD-Recorder-Box-For-Window/293667152390?_trkparms=aid%3D1110009%26algo%3DSPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225076%26meid%3D29b70d365a7c43be84bfdf6cdca00d37%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D383584082843%26itm%3D293667152390%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3Ddefault%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850 I have three of these tripods too and great value: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Libec-H50-75MM-BOWL-Fluid-Head-LIBEC-T58-1-stage-Aluminium-tripod-legs-bag/264837025132?hash=item3da9844d6c:g:0FoAAOSwAGRfPDM1 P.S for a little more you can get the next version from a UK dealer here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasonic-AG-HPX371E-P2-HD-4-2-2-Camcorder-with-17x-HD-Lens-64Gb-P2-Card/254695054675?hash=item3b4d021d53:g:7zgAAOSwNKdfP7cd

I have used SONY 7506 and various Sennheiser over the past 35 years and also have some Sony V700 V150 and Senny HD25, 26 and 380 Pro but my favorite set now are the Audio Technica M50XBT : https://www.audio-te...n-gb/ath-m50xbt OK you can get the cabled only version for cheaper but the advantage with these ones is that you can have the best of both worlds and the Bluetooth sound just as good as the provided cabled option to me if you want plug them into an analogue output.

V-Mix does look a lot more comprehensive than OBS but sadly it only runs on PC and I have Mac. I looked at the ATEM Mini Pro but got sick of waiting for delivery so found a lower cost OBS solution. V-Mix is on air most days doing some of our remote football, golf and cricket shows.

At work we are using V-Mix a lot and it has a lot more features and a version with limited inputs for just short of £50: https://www.vmix.com

I agree and OBS Studio is superb and free. I recently did a three camera set-up for webcasting to facebook from my boat on the Thames: I have a couple of go pro type cameras going thru low cost HDMI to USB converters and use the macbook facetime camera too. I added an elgato stream deck for convenience and for rolling video clips etc but you can easily do most things just on the keyboard. https://obsproject.com

Good luck to anyone trying to send radio mic/IEM over 100/200m as in practical terms it probably just won't work unless you have specialist kit and even then it will not be a robust link.

These have always looked an interesting product for distributing audio via wireless: https://www.thomann.de/gb/klark_teknik_air_link_dw_20t.htm https://www.thomann.de/gb/klark_teknik_air_link_dw_20r.htm They now also do a bluetooth version: https://www.thomann.de/gb/klark_teknik_dw_20br_air_link.htm

Not mine but some of these on e-bay. https://www.ebay.co....KIAAOSwQkNcn2q5 I have four of the short ones and Thomman seem to still sell them too. https://www.thomann.de/gb/stairville_par36_pinspotset_schwarz.htm

We had SRM 15 at Teddington and YTV and suspect they went in the skip too but are worth thousands these days as they are still held in high esteem. My own Soho dubbing facility Plus 8 Digital Post had DMT 12 and 8's everywhere and I was a big fan of them. I think a broadcast mag did a feature on me in the late 1990's

Tannoy just released some new Chinese made GOLD speakers and no doubt the patents are now in the far east so can be replicated. Old Gold and Red speakers still command high prices but I just picked up some 80's Stratfords for £50 the pair and the actualy pair of Oxfords that I owned 30 years ago for just £75 and they both sound far more detailed and better than my Dynaudio BM10's. https://www.tannoy.com/product.html?modelCode=P0C2C

Penny and Giles - there's a blast from the past! One small problem I can see with trying to measure the fader position electronically (by somehow reading the resistance/wiper voltage, perhaps) is that it will probably not have a DC wiper voltage. On an analogue mixer there's the signal it self, on a digital mixer I can imagine the faders (if they're resistive rather than linear encoders) being multiplexed so there could be digital noise on the signal too. Our Calrec Apollo and Artemis desks at SKY still use P&G faders with pull for PFL and any amount of GPI functions. They have also started doing radio desks at Calrec too.

They look just like the sodium floodlight that is in my closed pub car park.

Hmmm is it just me that the centre of gravity on those brackets may be central but the main weight stress point is the weld? One push to the top of the stack and 150 pounds is on that point?

Hi and I work for SKY as a sound supervisor in London and saw this recent job that may be of interest to younger members of the forum: https://www.grapevinejobs.co.uk/mediajobs/61605,Junior_Level_Technical_Operator_Sky.html SKY is now owned by Comcast and I have been there for four years but in the past year there have been big changes and there will be huge investment in the future so it is a good time to get your foot in the door. Good luck.

I always thought it was a criminal offence to copy or deface the currency of the crown!

Overview here:

Looks very nice and lots of spec: More details here and a speculation of a $3k price ? https://www.musictec...wing-unleashed/

I have the Behringer UMC 18/20 and ADA 8200 as my main interfaces in my home studio and they are fine. for less than £300 the pair. Rumour has it that they all have the same chips inside and it is the name on the front and final finishing that makes the price difference. https://www.behringe...googtrans(en|en) https://www.behringer.com/Categories/Behringer/Computer-Audio/Interfaces/ADA8200/p/P0ATL#googtrans(en|en)

I did a training film for GP's many years ago and the correct way to use the real inhaler is not to allow any of it to escape anyway so faking it would be more real than the misuse that most people do by opening their mouth far too early and allow the drug to escape into the atmosphere.

How about the Rode WS6? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rode-WS6/332388130250?epid=2164367720&hash=item4d63e05dca:g:KjcAAOSwstNat~Pn

Just pop a model one on and do the scene from Spinal Tap!